Everest Group today released its latest research report, “The Quantum Leap: Innovations Driving the Era of Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing,” which explores how rapid innovation in fault tolerance is reshaping the quantum technology landscape.
The report offers deep insights into the emerging technologies, ecosystem dynamics, and commercialization pathways enabling the transition from today’s noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices to scalable, fault-tolerant systems capable of delivering practical quantum advantage.
As quantum computing moves beyond lab-scale experiments, the need for resilient, error-corrected architecture has become critical.
Everest Group’s analysis reveals how key advancements in hardware-software co-design, error suppression and correction, and modality-specific techniques are accelerating progress toward fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC). The research also explores FTQC’s transformative potential across industries such as pharmaceuticals, finance, logistics, aerospace, and telecom.
Jillian Walker, vice president, Everest Group, said:
“FTQC is the gateway to meaningful quantum advantage and enterprise-scale adoption. Our report outlines the innovation milestones and ecosystem shifts that stakeholders must understand to capitalize on the quantum opportunity ahead.”
Report highlights
- Technological breakthroughs: The report maps leading innovations including stabilizer codes, tunable couplers, gate optimization, and hardware-native error suppression techniques.
- Ecosystem momentum: Profiles of industry leaders such as IBM, Rigetti, and Alice & Bob reveal how diverse quantum modalities, superconducting, photonic, and trapped ion, are evolving with a fault-tolerant focus.
- Commercialization roadmaps: Analyzes FTQC readiness levels, funding flows, IP activities, and regulatory frameworks that shape adoption strategies.
- Industry use cases: Explores real-world potential across sectors, including quantum drug discovery, risk modeling, logistics optimization, and quantum-secure communications.
The report provides targeted insights for key ecosystem players, including:
- Quantum technology providers: Must integrate fault-tolerance into system design and pursue co-innovation partnerships to stay ahead of the curve.
- Enterprises: Should begin quantum-readiness planning by identifying pilot use cases aligned with fault-tolerant capabilities.
- Governments and investors: Can drive the ecosystem forward through smart funding, open standards, and long-term R&D commitments.
For more information, you can read the full report via: The Quantum Leap: Innovations Driving the Era of Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing – Everest Group Research Portal
